Description

in this fiction story, Melito loved Homer and the gods of Olympus. However, he met a Christian girl named Rachel and fell in love with her. During a general persecutiojn of Christians, she and her parents were arrested and imprisoned. Melito tried to convince her to save herself by denying her faith, but she was faithful to her Savior. When she and her parents were executed, Their heroism affected Melito deeply, and he became a Christian himself, eventually becoming bishop of Sardis. He was admired for his strict asceticism, but in fact he avoided other girls because Rachel was the only girl he ever loved.